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Curt Cignetti wants players approaching spring practice with ‘great sense of urgency’
Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti talks about how he defines progress for his position groups and players during spring practice:
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football offensive lineman Austin Barrett plans on entering the transfer portal during the spring window that runs from April 16-25.
Barrett, who has three years of eligibility left, announced his decision with a social media post on Friday afternoon ahead of next week’s spring game.
“Here at Indiana, I had the opportunity to meet a lot of great people and become a better student-athlete,” he wrote. “I’ll always cherish my time here at IU and have friendships that will last a lifetime. Thank you coach (Bob) Bostad, (Curt) Cignetti, (Tom) Allen, (Mike) Shanahan, (Walt) Bell and (Darren) Hiller for all you have invested in me and the opportunties I’ve had here at IU.”
Barrett was a three-star signee in IU’s 2023 signing class out of St. Charles East in Illinois. He had 18 scholarship offers including ones from Boston College, Duke, Illinois, Syracuse, West Virginia and Virginia Tech. He made a strong early impression on the previous staff while redshirting as a true freshman.
The 6-foot-6, 308-pounder played in five games last season with his most extensive action (23 snaps) coming in a 77-3 win over Western Illinois in Week 2.
Barrett was working at guard this spring as IU sought to replace two starters (Mike Katic and Trey Wedig) up front from last season. The Hoosiers added Notre Dame center Pat Coogan, Ohio State tackle Zen Michalski and Colorado guard Kahlil Benson out of the transfer portal along with three high school signees to shore up their depth.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti told reporters…
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Publish date : 2025-04-11 19:49:00
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